Catherine W., aged 7. Every 2 or 3 weeks paroxysms of vomiting, with high fever, red face, and thirst for ice cold water. Since infancy has had these vomiting spells. She vomits yellow and green mucus, even pure bile. She has taken much medicine and had seen several physicians. Jaundiced eyes and skin. Constipation; has used cathartics and injections. Stools usually undigested. Urine: brickdust- sediment. Very chilly in cold weather but the stomach symptoms are worse in hot weather. Lips chap in cold weather. Suffers much more in summer. The warmer the weather the severer are the paroxysms. Cold hands and damp feet. Skin mottled. Tongue heavily coated. Temperature subnormal when the spells are not present. Excitable; cries, then laughs. Phosphorus 10m.
In five weeks one light attack. Phosphorus 10m.
Six weeks later she began to have signs of a return. Phosphorus 50m.
Seven weeks later she vomited, after her mother gave her stronger food (as the child appeared very well.) Phosphorus 60m. No sign of returning symptoms for two months and ten days. Phosphorus cm.
Two months later: Stool formed, undigested. Cold hands and feet. Mottled skin. Thirst for very cold water. Phosphorus cm. She is now a robust child, growing rapidly; no symptoms.